Re: [Sheflug] Training (was Re: Installation hangs during disk format)

[David Holden <xxxxx [at] xxxxxxxx>]

Yes, good point alan, I find the concept of training in linux somewhat 
nebulous.


To find out how to do something specific on linux then

http://www.tldp.org/

is a good place to start.



But if I think about what is it that someone asking "What training is 
there for linux" wants, then I suspect this has got to be a question 
from someone who know very little if anything about linux, -I know that 
sounds obvious but consider the following.

I know little about macs,  so I might ask in a mac forum what training 
is there in "OS X"?

What I really want to know is how does OS X compare with what I already 
know (say linux), what are the differences, how can I do the things I do 
on linux on a mac, what does OS X give me that linux does not etc....


may be these sort of basic questions, especially comparing technologies 
  are what could be described as training in "whatever".

Once you have a understanding of these basic you can head to the 
internet for more specifics.


  Dave.



Dawson, Alan wrote:
>>From: Richard Ibbotson
>>
>>Steve
>>
>>
>>>If the LUG were able to set something up of this nature, I'd be
>>>very interested especially if the cost were "affordable" (not
>>>necessarily free). I'm in Derby but that's no big deal to travel up
>>>to Sheffield.
>>
>>There's a definitely a lot of interest in this at a sensible price 
>>rather than being ripped off for something that isn't worth it.
>>
>>We'll sort something out :)
>>
>>
>>
>>Richard
> 
> 
>  I often wonder what people mean by training in Linux - as the nature of it
> seems to be flexible and changeable, rather than homogenous and prescribed -
> there's always more than one way of doing things.  I remember reading an
> article in an old UKUUG publication by , I think , Roger Whittaker(?),
> regarding computer training in schools, saying that in the good old days
> computer training used to be about programming, an essentially problem
> solving skill, where as much of the IT training in schools is now around
> 'how to use word' or 'creating web sites with dreamweaver' which has more in
> common with office practice or teaching typing than computing.
> 
> So by training in Linux do you mean 'file management using KDE'   'Shell
> scripting in Bash', 'TCP/IP concepts and packet filtering firewalls', 'Using
> Open Office 1.0 on windows xp' etc 
> 
> So I would say there is no such thing as training in Linux, by its very
> nature - though you may be able to get training in some of the more well
> defined topics listed above ( I hasten to add I know nothing about them
> whatsoever).  
> 
> Or if there is such a thing as training in Linux its more of an organic
> thing that you can pick up by hanging around mailing lists, reading
> http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html , installing systems,
> breaking them, fixing them etc 
> 
> Contentiously Yours 
> 
> Alan Dawson
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